Improvement in car-windows



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Car-Windows.

Patented Aug. 4,1874.

INVENTUR. fMf/AZM WITNESSES.

THE GRAPHIC CQPHUTO-UTPL39I4] PARK PLACE, N.Y.

LTNITED STATES PATENT QFFIOE.

LORENZO D. WHEELER, OF FITOHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFHIS RIGHT TO HUBARD H. BRIGHAM, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-WINDOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 153,871, dated August4, 1874; application filed June 30, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoEENzo D. WHEELER, of Fitchburg, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Oar-Windows; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawingswhichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in car-windows; and it consistsin the arrangement and combination of devices which will be more fullydescribed hereafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

a represents the frame, the upper and lower parts b of which are made toproject some distance out beyond the side of the car, and thus formhoods or aprons, which effectually prevent cinders, dust, or smoke fromgetting in under the sash, and at the same time serve as means Forholding the sash in an desired position. The sash c is made somewhatwider than the opening through the frame, and its vertical edges areslightly enlarged or thickened, so as to receive the ends of the bolts dand the springs 01 which hold the bolts pressed outward. Upon each sideof the sash are secured two vertically-moving bolts, d, bent as shown,the outer ends of which catch in the series of holes made in the top andbottom hoods, while their inner ends approach each other sufficientlynear to allow both to be operated together by the hand. At the top andlower corners, inside of the enlarged edge of the sash, bearing upwardagainst the elbow or horizontal part of the bolt, are coiled or othersuitable springs d which keep the outer ends of the bolts pressed intothe bolt-holes, in the hoods made to receive them. Just outside of theframe, on each side, there is formed a single hole, g, in both the topand lower hood, in which the outer ends of the bolts catch while actingas pivots for the sash to turn' upon, and to hold the sash closed, whilesome distance further out there is formed a series of holes, into whichthese bolts catch. There being a set of these bolts on each side of thesash, one of them forms the pivots upon which the sash turns, while theother set holds the sash, by means of the bolt'holes, in any desiredposition.

By means of these bolts the sash can be opened in either direction, soas to freely admit the air, while they at the same time prevent cindersand dust from being blown through the windows into the car.

In between the two hoods, near their outer edges, is placed a standardor support, 15,. which serves not only to brace the two hoods togetherand hold them in position, but as a stop to prevent the window frombeing opened wide enough to allow the heads and arms to be stuck out ofthe window.

I am aware that a hood or covering placed over the upper edge of thecar-window is not new, and I do not desire to broadly claim such.

My hoods serve not only to keep the rain and dust from beating in at thewindows, but as a means for holding the window, while open, in anydesired position.

I am also aware that a car-window provided with pivots on both sides, sothat it can be opened in either direction, is old.

Having thus described my invent-ion, I claim- 1. The hoods 1), extendingout beyond the window at both top and bottom, and serving both toprevent dust and rain from beating in the Window and as a means forholding the window in any desired position, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the frame a, hoods 1), bolts d, and standard z,the standard serving to prevent the window from being opened too wideand to brace the hoods together, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 20th day of June, 1874.

LORENZO D. WHEELER. [L. s.] Witnesses:

HENRY A. LEsUnE, L. U. HAMMOND.

